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The
weekend has three separate events: Blitz, the Main Tournament, and
the Parents & Friends (P&F) side tournament.
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EVENT #1: BLITZ Tournament on Friday Night, March 8th. This is an optional
(but very fun!!) event, the results have no impact on determining
the 2024 Virginia Scholastic & College Champions.
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4 or
5 Rounds, depending on the number of entries we get.
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Players compete in three sections (K-5, K-12 and College). Round 1 at 6:30 PM
on Friday evening. College Section will be cancelled or merged with K-12, if there are
fewer than 5 players or if all 5 College players are from the same
team.
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The Early Entry Fee with your
Registration is $30 per person. Entry
Fee increases to $40 on Saturday March 2nd and at the tournament
site.
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On-site Registration
for Blitz opens at 4 PM and ends at 6 PM!!
Entries received after 6:00 should not expect to play in Round 1 and
will be paired for Round 2.
Register early and avoid standing in line at the last minute!!
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All players
MUST BRING A CHESS CLOCK
to play.
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Please read our detailed
BLITZ RULES page.
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Click here
to see the Awards
for Blitz.
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EVENT #2: THE MAIN EVENT, Saturday & Sunday,
March 9th and 10th
This is the
Virginia
Scholastic & College Chess Championship Event
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5 Rounds
... with 3
games on Saturday and 2 games on Sunday. College plays
only 4 rounds, all on Saturday.
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Click here to see
the detailed schedule for both days of the tournament. Round 1 is at 9AM on
Saturday; Round 5 is at 8:30AM on Sunday morning.
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Click here to read
the RULES
for the Main Event.
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All
Players will be
grouped into 9 Sections based on their grade in school.
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K-3
Championship and K-3 Under 600
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K-5
Championship and K-5 Under 1000
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K-8
Championship and K-8 Under 1200
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K-12
Championship and K-12 Under 1400
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College
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Click here
to see the
Awards
for the Main Event.
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The Discounted (Early) Entry Fee for the main
tournament is $60, and you
can pay using PayPal when you Register online.
The Entry Fee increases to $80
on Saturday March 2nd.
Entry Fee increases to $100 beginning
Wednesday, March 6th and for anyone who enters at the tournament
site on Friday evening. NO ONSITE ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN ON
SATURDAY, MARCH 9th.
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For mail-in registration, see the bottom of this
page.
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Notes:
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$4.00 from every player's entry
supports sending Virginia's representatives
to the Denker Tournament of High School Champions, the
National Girls Invitational Tournament, the Barber
Tournament of Jr. High Champions, and the new Rockefeller
Tournament of Elementary Champiions ... all in late July and early
August 2024 during the U.S. Open in NORFOLK VA.
SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION: TBD
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EVENT #3: Saturday & Sunday, March
9th and 10th:
"Parents & Friends" (P&F) Tournament.
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Click this button ...
... to register for the
Parents &
Friends tournament.
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4 Rounds of USCF-rated games.
Rounds 1-2 on Saturday, Rounds 3-4 on Sunday. Each round starts
about 15 minutes after the Rounds in the Main Tournament.
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Click here to see
the P&F Tournament's rules and
time schedule.
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The P&F Tournament is for adults only (parents, coaches, family friends and other
adult players). No scholastic
or college players can play in the P&F event who would otherwise be eligible to compete in
the Scholastic or College sections.
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USCF
Membership is required to play.
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Entry Fee
is $30 through Friday, March 1st.
Increases to $40 starting Saturday, March 2nd and at the
tournament site.
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Prizes:
NO CASH PRIZES ... All prizes are Gift
Certificates to the Book Store. Gift
Certificates MAY NOT be exchanged for cash.
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ON-SITE CHECK-IN and REGISTRATION Instructions
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On-Site Check-in & Registration
opens at
4 PM on Friday March 8th at the tournament site (William Fleming
High School in Roanoke, VA)
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Registration will remain
open until 9PM, so teams and players who need to
check in can do so.
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On-site Registration for
BLITZ will close at
6 PM SHARP!! Blitz Round 1 is at 6:30 PM.
If you need information sooner, please contact
Mike Hoffpauir, VCF Scholastics Coordinator by email to
mhoffpauir@aol.com, or call Mike at 757-846-4805.
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